Douglases who served in the Navy

Members of the Douglas family served in the British Navy in all ranks in all parts of the world. The lists below are just a few of those we have identified. Help with developing the biographies, and adding to them would be gratefully received.

Ranks used may not be the ranks held at their retirement from the navy, but are appropriate to the details we know and have recorded.

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Archibald Lucius Douglas

Vice-admiral in 1901 who was commander-in-chief of the North American station.

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Charles Douglas of Carr

In 1782, at the Battle of the Saintes off Dominica, he 'broke the line'.

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Andrew Snape Douglas

He was a member of the Court Martial in the trial of the Bounty Mutineers.

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Francis Douglas

He was awarded this sword for his role in suppressing a violent mutiny.

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George Douglas

Commodore Douglas was the driving force behind the evolution of the combatant Air Arm for the Navy.

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Lionel Douglas

After the war, to continue his career with Canadian Pacific, he took command of the Empress of Canada and other ocean liners.

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Henry How Douglas

Promoted to Lieutenant, in consequence of his conduct in rescuing slaves on the east coast of Africa.

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Thomas Douglas

He was hanged at Tyburn for the murder of William Sparks, both seamen.

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William Sholto Douglas

He reputedly was responsible for sinking a submarine in the Firth of Forth, though this was not confirmed.

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Able Seaman Neil Hamilton Douglas, c1921 - 1941 Admiral Archibald Lucius Douglas, 1842-1913 Admiral George Douglas-Hamilton, 1906-1994 Admiral Hon. Charles Douglas-Hamilton 1747 - 1825 Admiral James Douglas, 1755-1839 Admiral John Leigh Douglas, 1741-1810 Admiral Karl Ferdinand von Grumme-Douglas, 1860–1937 Admiral Lord Charles Thomas Montagu Douglas Scott, 1839-1911 Admiral Robert Gordon Douglas, 1829-1910 Admiral Sholto Douglas, 1833-1913 Admiral Sir Charles Douglas of Carr, Bt d1789 Admiral Sir James Douglas, 1703-1787 Admiral The Honourable Sir Cyril Eustace Douglas-Pennant, 1894 – 1961 Admiral William Douglas 1749 - 1817 Alexander Douglas RN Alexander Sholto Douglas, 1884-1934 Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton Andrew Douglas, d1725 Angus William Sholto Douglas Archibald Godfrey Douglas, bc1849 Capt Kenneth Douglas-Morris, 1919-1993 Capt Richard Douglas, 1788-1866 Capt. Hon. George Douglas, 1738-1838 Captain Alexander Douglas, RN, 1756-1793 Captain Andrew Snape Douglas RN, 1761-1797 Captain Bloomfield Douglas, 1831- Captain John Erskine Douglas R.N. Captain Philip William Douglas, 1883-1949 Captain PS Douglas, RN Captain William Bloomfield Douglas, 1822 - 1906 Captain William Douglas, d1741 Captain William Grant Douglas, 1824-1898 Captain William Henry Douglas, living 1813 Commander Charles Henry Douglas, Living 1844 Commander Francis Douglas, living 1800 Commander Henry John Douglas, living 1851 Commander Henry S. Douglas, RN Commander Hugh Donald Cameron Douglas, d1843 Commander John Douglas RN Commander Roddam Douglas, c1807-1813 Commander Sholto Grant Douglas Commander The Hon. Dunbar Douglas Commander William Manners Wellington Douglas 1814 - 1865 Cosmo Alec Onslow Douglas, b1884 Donald Cameron Douglas, d2006 Francis Douglas RN, living 1805 George Douglas, d2008 Henry Douglas, bc 1691 k1751 Hon. Arthur James Douglas, 1802-1864 James Douglas of Baads, 1793-?1875 James Douglas, 1740-1816 Lieutenant-Commander James Sholto Douglas, d1981 Lionel Dale Douglas, living 1915 Lionel Peirce Douglas, k1942 Lt Archibald Henry Douglas, living 1846 Lt Colin Douglas RN, living 1838 Lt Emma Douglas, RN, c1975 - 2004 Lt Francis Douglas, living 1801 Lt Francis Douglas-Watson, 1896-1941 Lt Henry Douglas, Living 1806 Lt Henry How Douglas RN 1858-1890 Lt John Alex Douglas RN, Living 1802 Lt John Douglas RN, Living 1780 Lt John Douglas, b bef 1835 Lt John Graham Douglas RN Lt Thomas Douglas RN Lt William H. Douglas RN, k1797 Lt-Commander James Sholto Douglas, 1889-1917 Lt. J. Douglas Margaret Cooper, 1918-206 Marie Yvonne Chisholm Douglas, 1925-2006 Mark Raymond Douglas, - 1941 Martin Douglass, Living 2017 Mate Hon HG Douglas, RN Maurice Douglas, c1920 -2003 Norman Sholto Douglas, bc1895 Percy Cuthbert Douglass, 1886-1917 Pringle Home Douglas, 1784 - 1859 Rear Admiral George Henry Douglas Rear Admiral Stair Douglas RN, 1764-1826 Rear-admiral Peter John Douglas 1787 - 1858 Ronald Douglas, 1890-1922 Seaman 1st Class General Preston Douglas, k1943 Sir Sholto Douglas Stephen Francis Douglas, living 1846 Stopford Douglas, living 1907 Surgeon Commander Timothy Douglas-Riley, Living 2008 Sydenham Gordon Douglas, 1867-1928 Thomas Douglas, exec 1714 Vice Admiral Sir (Henry) Percy Douglas, 1876-1939 Vice Admiral Sir William Henry Douglas, 1763-1809 Officers of the Coast Guard Extracted from a copy of the Navy List for 1851. DOUGLAS Blomfield ex Indian Navy 05 Nov 47 Frazerburgh, Scotland DOUGLAS Charles H. Commander 26 Mar 47 Wexford, Ireland DOUGLAS John late E.I.C.S. 21 Jan 48 Mundsley, England DOUGLAS William M.W. Commander 04 Dec 48 Kinsale, Ireland Lt John Douglas 1826 Alexander Sholto Douglas - in navy between 1906 and 1920 Staff Captain AG Douglas (father of above)		See also: Douglases who served in the navy in the Napoleonic Wars World War 1 casualties Inter-war casualties World War 2 casualties Maritime memorials Extracts from various Navy Lists
		The following naval officers biographies can be found in William O'Byrne's Naval Biographical Dictionary: Lt Archibald Henry Douglas 1846 Commander Hon Arthur James Douglas B 1802 Commander Charles Henry Douglas 1844 Lt Colin Douglas 1846 Lt Hon George Henry Douglas 1844 Lt Henry Douglas 1815 Commander Henry John Douglas 1845 Lt James Douglas Stoddart Douglas 1815 Lt John Douglas 1826 Admiral John Erskine Douglas 1838 Captain Peter John Douglas 1811 Commander Pringle Hume Douglas 1814 Commander Richard Douglas 1823
		The following naval personnel died post World War2: Douglas, Emma, Lieutenant, V030951H, Cornwall, 3 October 2004, died Douglas, Ian G A, Lieutenant, Fulmar, 12 October 1954, died. Half-brother to Commodore George Douglas, DFC Douglas, John C, Stoker Mechanic, SKX 903133, Illustrious, 4 June 1953, died Douglass, Derek I, Lieutenant (O), Albion, 26 February 1959, air crash
		I would welcome help about the following: Admiral Sir Archy Douglas, Naval Lord 1902 Captain Charles Henry Douglas-Hamilton, R.N.1808 - 1873 Captain Charles Douglas RN (c1836 Enniskillen - 1891 Red Sea) Commander James Angus Douglas-Hamilton1890 = ? Lt J. Douglas RNR W 19.12 QMH RNH Commanded HMS Tern at fall of Hong Kong 1941 Andrew Douglas, Paymaster to the Navy 1753 - ? Vice-Admiral Sir (Henry) Percy Douglas 1876-1939 Surgeon Henry Douglas, murdered Newcastle 1751 Midshipman A. Douglas-Hamilton served c1900 DOUGLAS, Alexander, Stoker Petty Officer, 278626 Lost his life when Submarine B.2 (attached to Forth), sank, Friday, 4 October 1912 Herries Sholto Douglas, Naval Cadet or Entry: 13/04/1869; June 1870 : 079 - Britannia [Cadet under training] Capt. John Douglas of his Majesty's ship the Terrible 1780 (The Venus was now commanded by John Douglas from the Terrible) John's brother, Robert, of st Kitts, left John the bulk of his fortune (which is very considerable) A.B. Robert Alexander Douglas, R.N.V.R., O.N. (London), brought to the notice of the Admiralty for valuable services in the prosecution of the War 1919. Commander Sholto Grant Douglas, R.N. For valuable services as Divisional Naval Transport Officer at Middlesbrough and Glasgow - CBE in recognition of the services of the Royal Naval Transport Service during the War - July 1919 (2 May 1889 apptd to the Daphne)(Born in Portsmouth) Captain Sholto Douglas (Later Admiral) - Captain of HMS Resistance 1877-1878 when the ship resumed her post as Mersey guardship Sir Sholto Douglas, Commander of Coastal Command with responsibility for hunting 'snorkel boats'. Augustus C Douglas, appointed Midshipman on 1st January 1817 'nt on duty' Charles Douglas promoted Lieutenant on 1st October 1794 John Douglas, Master Attendant at Plymouth, Sheerness (4 Sep 1819) and Deptford John Douglas, Master Attendant at Halifax, Nova Scotia (Appointed 1815) (Same as above?) Lt. Douglas, shipwrecked on the armed transport brig, Kite, in China and subsequently taken prisoner in 1840. William Douglass born 22 Oct 1869 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex; Service Number 131562 ; First Service Date 2 Mar 1885; First Ship Served On Boscawen; Last Service Date 4 Aug 1917; Last Ship Served On Victory I Wm. M. Wellington Douglas, of the ship Thalia, 'passed for lieutenant' 1834 Is this him?
		The following were casualties of the German U-Boat campaign: • Arthur Douglas, b1913, son of George and Henrietta Douglas, of Plymouth, was an Able Seaman on Light cruiser HMS Galatea. He was killed when it was attacked on 15 Dec 1941 by U-557. • John Douglas, b1923, son of John and Mary Douglas, of Edinburgh. Cook was killed when destroyer HMS Martin was attacked on 10 Nov 1942 by U-431. • John Douglas, b1914, son of John and Charlotte Douglas; husband of Desdamona Douglas, of Blyth, Northumberland, was an Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) on Steam merchant Empire Prairie. He was killed when it was attacked on 10 Apr 1942 by U-654. • Royce Douglas, b1921, son of W.E. and Kate Douglas, of Clee, Lincolnshire, was an Ordinary Seaman on Destroyer HMS Stanley. He was killed when it was attacked on 19 Dec 1941 by U-574.

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Lt Cdr Douglas RN in 1918

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